Group Launches FAST – A campaign to support SmartTrack Oct. 15, 2015 – Toronto, ON A broad coalition of Torontonians today announced the formation of FAST-Friends & Allies of SmartTrack (www.FASTGTA.ca). They are coming together to promote a concept that has the potential to jump-start transit for Toronto and the GTA. “Toronto is in desperate need […]
Announcements
Ontario Launches Online Education Portal
College and University Students Can Access More Than 13,000 Online Courses Today the province launched a new online education portal that will give Ontario postsecondary students access to thousands of accredited online college and university courses. The new web portal, which will give students greater flexibility to complete their courses, houses more than 13,000 online […]
Improving Access to Fertility Treatments for Ontario Families
Removing Barriers for Ontarians Who Want to Grow Their Families Oct. 1, 2015 – Toronto, ON Ontario is expanding access to fertility services to help an additional 4,000 Ontartians grow their families each year. Starting in December 2015, Ontario will begin to expand access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) services for Ontarians with all forms […]
Ontario Helping More Children in Care Connect with Adoptive Parents
Province Provides Greater Support to Adoptive Parents Sept. 29, 2015 – Toronto, ON Ontario is making it easier for children and youth in the care of children’s aid societies to find forever families, while providing more support to adoptive parents. To help more young people in the care of children’s aid societies find a […]
Ontario Moving Ahead With Broadening Ownership of Hydro One
Preliminary Hydro One Prospectus Filed With the Ontario Securities Commission Ontario is moving ahead with its plan to broaden the ownership of Hydro One, in order to support the single largest investment in transit and transportation infrastructure in the province’s history, along with actions to strengthen Hydro One’s performance, customer service and system reliability. In […]
Ontario Launches New Youth Employment Program
Province Connects At-Risk Youth with Jobs Sept 2, 2015 – Toronto, ON Ontario is launching the Youth Job Connection program to provide intensive support and training to young people with multiple barriers to employment. The province will invest more than $160 million over two years to help over 27,000 young people get the skills and […]
Ontario Funds Bundled Care Teams to Improve Patient Experience
Province Expands Coordinated Team Approach to Provide Seamless Service to Patients Sept. 2, 2015 – Hamilton, Ontario Patients in six communities across the province will now benefit from an approach called bundled care, which is helping people transition more smoothly out of hospital and into their homes. The bundled care model provides a single payment […]
Ontario Modernizing Financial Aid for Students
Ontario Student Assistance Program Will Be Flexible; More Transparent Sept. 1 2015 – Toronto, ON As announced in the 2015 Budget, Ontario is making its student financial assistance program easier to use, more flexible, and more transparent. The province is moving forward with several important changes to modernize the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) for […]